Number of infant deaths, male in Egypt
Egypt: Number of infant deaths, male was 27,687 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
27,687
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
16th
of 197 countries
All-time high
115,794
in 1975
All-time low
27,687
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Number of infant deaths, male in Egypt, 1960–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of infant deaths, male in Egypt is 27,687, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, male in Egypt peaked at 115,794 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 27,687, in 2024.
Egypt ranks 16th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, male in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 112,367 | — |
| 1961 | 110,948 | -1.3% |
| 1962 | 109,594 | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 108,242 | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 106,993 | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 105,535 | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 105,122 | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 105,874 | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 107,148 | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 108,856 | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 110,543 | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 112,565 | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 114,339 | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 115,146 | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 115,420 | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 115,794 | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 115,696 | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 114,656 | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 113,028 | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 111,099 | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 108,548 | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 105,086 | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 101,482 | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 98,534 | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 94,504 | -4.1% |
| 1985 | 89,623 | -5.2% |
| 1986 | 84,615 | -5.6% |
| 1987 | 80,141 | -5.3% |
| 1988 | 76,676 | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 73,262 | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 69,571 | -5.0% |
| 1991 | 66,051 | -5.1% |
| 1992 | 62,557 | -5.3% |
| 1993 | 59,111 | -5.5% |
| 1994 | 55,865 | -5.5% |
| 1995 | 52,815 | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 50,224 | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 48,305 | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 46,827 | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 45,198 | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 43,255 | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 41,616 | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 40,267 | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 38,983 | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 37,812 | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 37,007 | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 36,418 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 36,121 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 35,884 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 35,693 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 35,587 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 35,454 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 35,662 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 36,373 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 36,623 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 36,490 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 35,573 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 34,526 | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 32,741 | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 30,491 | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 29,597 | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 28,881 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 28,139 | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 27,943 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 27,687 | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 108,068 | 105,122 | 112,367 | 10 |
| 1970s | 113,829 | 110,543 | 115,794 | 10 |
| 1980s | 91,247 | 73,262 | 108,548 | 10 |
| 1990s | 55,652 | 45,198 | 69,571 | 10 |
| 2000s | 38,306 | 35,693 | 43,255 | 10 |
| 2010s | 34,952 | 30,491 | 36,623 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28,449 | 27,687 | 29,597 | 5 |
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More education data for Egypt
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0646 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0676 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 483,053 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -3.63 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, male in Egypt?
- Number of infant deaths, male in Egypt was 27,687 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, male recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 115,794 in 1975.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, male recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,687 in 2024.
- How does Egypt rank for number of infant deaths, male?
- Egypt ranks 16th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, male rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of infant deaths, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age.